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BREAST DISEASE
Case #1 -
A 25 year old woman with a R breast mass

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1.) In a patient presenting with a breast mass, what are the pertinent points to be included in the history?

Pertinent clinical history:

  • Duration of mass

  • Change in size

  • Change in size or character during menstrual cycle

  • Tenderness

  • Nipple discharge

  • Skin changes

  • History of trauma

  • Family history or personal history of breast cancer

 
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